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Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive

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From: Charlie Tame
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:12
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caver1 wrote:
> Stephan Rose wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:04:28 -0700, rodolfo.garcia44 wrote:
>>
>>> On Oct 16, 6:03 am, Summercool <Summercooln...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> After installing Ubuntu, it seemed that everything on my Drive C: was
>>>> lost.
>>>>
>>>> After hours of trying, it really turned out I lost EVERYTHING on my C:
>>>> drive.
>>>>
>>>> So I had to reformat the whole C: drive, and reinstall Vista on it.
>>>>
>>>> I lost all my bookmarks, in both IE and Firefox.
>>>>
>>>> I needed to reinstall every single application.
>>>>
>>>> I needed to reinstall all security update for Vista all over again.
>>>>
>>>> I wasted at least 5, 6 hours.
>>>>
>>>> How can "Ubuntu - Humanity towards others" erases people's whole hard
>>>> drive without a single warning?
>>>>
>>>> Think about it, some people may lose tens or hundreds of hours of work,
>>>> or 4, 5 years of photos and memories, just because Ubuntu erases whole
>>>> hard drive without warning.
>>>>
>>>> The following is the install option snapshot: IT NEVER warns you the
>>>> content in drive C: will be totally erased. What's more, it is set as
>>>> the DEFAULT ACTION. And it says it is "GUIDED":
>>>>
>>>>  http://aycu03.webshots.com/image/32522/2001738602340396146_rs.jpg
>>
>> It says "Guided - Use entire disk".
>>
>> Now what particular part about "Use Entire Disk" is beyond your 
>> comprehension?
>>
>>
> 
> 
> There's also an option to use free space.
> caver1


Yeah, the bit between the ears...

It is possible he unwittingly used that and his XP or whatever is still 
there.
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Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:12:44 -0500
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